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050 00 $aTL793$b.G426 2003
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100 1 $aGenta, G.$q(Giancarlo)
245 10 $aSpace, the final frontier /$cby Giancarlo Genta and Michael Rycroft.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2003.
300 $axxvii, 401 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tForeword /$rFranco Malerba --$tForeword /$rMichael Foale --$g1.$tSpace today --$g2.$tgateway to space --$g3.$tCities and factories in space? --$g4.$tRobots in the Solar System --$g5.$tBack to the Moon --$g6.$tMars, the red planet --$g7.$tExploitation of the solar system --$g8.$tBeyond the pillars of Hercules --$g9.$tOther lives, other civilisations --$g10.$tTowards a galactic civilisation --$gApp. A.$tDistances in the solar system and beyond --$gApp. B.$tbasics of astrodynamics --$gApp. C.$tbasics of space propulsion --$gApp. D.$tCommon acronyms.
520 1 $a"What are our motivations for going into space? Where does our long-term space future lie? Why, and how, should we strive to reach, if not for the stars, at least for the Moon and Mars? What are the greatest challenges, and advantages, of space to the human species?" "This book looks first at the progress that has already been made in our attempts to explore and expand beyond the Earth. Current and past space technologies and space stations are described, and the effects of the space environment on the human body are explained. A discussion of the merits of the robotic exploration of space is followed by a look at our exploration of the Moon and Mars, and exploitation of the solar system resources. Final chapters touch on propulsion methods required for leaving our solar system, and ask which of the possibilities for future space travel is most likely to succeed." "Whatever happens in the future, our expansion into space will change us deeply. This thought-provoking book will appeal to all those with an interest in the future of space exploration."--Jacket.
650 0 $aAstronautics$vPopular works.
651 0 $aOuter space$xExploration$vPopular works.
650 7 $aAstronautics.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00819505
650 7 $aExploration of outer space.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01353078
651 7 $aOuter space.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01243437
655 7 $aPopular works.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423846
700 1 $aRycroft, Michael J.
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam033/2002067234.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam021/2002067234.html
856 42 $3Book review (E-STREAMS)$uhttp://www.e-streams.com/es0609/es0609_2714.html
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856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam022/2002067234.html
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